chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptivity
noun
the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
cholecystotomies
cholecystotomies
noun
plural of cholecystotomy
chronometrically
chronometrically
adv
In terms of or by means of chronometry, the scientific observation of time.
chylopericardium
chylopericardium
noun
(pathology) The presence of chyle in the pericardium
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cleistogamically
cleistogamically
adv
In a cleistogamic fashion.
colorimetrically
colorimetrically
adv
(analytical chemistry) By means of colorimetry or by using a colorimeter.
commensurability
commensurability
noun
The quality of being commensurable or commensurate
commentatorially
commentatorially
adv
In a commentatorial manner.
commonsensically
commonsensically
adv
In a commonsensical fashion.
copolymerization
copolymerization
noun
The polymerization of multiple monomers to form a copolymer
craniometrically
craniometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, craniometry.
cricotracheotomy
cryptocommercial
cyclophosphamide
cyclophosphamide
noun
(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
cystoepithelioma
denominationally
denominationally
adv
In a denominational manner; by denomination or sect.
depolymerization
depolymerization
noun
(chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments
desynonymization
desynonymization
noun
The act of desynonymizing.
deuteromyosinose
diacetylmorphine
diacetylmorphine
noun
(pharmacology) The INN name for the drug heroin.
diastematomyelia
diastematomyelia
noun
A congenital disorder in which a part of the spinal cord is split, usually at the level of the upper lumbar vertebra.
diathermotherapy
dilatometrically
dilatometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, dilatometry.
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxymethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A clear colourless flammable liquid with a low boiling point, low viscosity, and excellent dissolving power, the dimethyl acetal of formaldehyde.
dimethylcarbinol
dimethyldiketone
diplochlamydeous
dolorimetrically
dynamoelectrical
dynamoelectrical
adj
dynamoelectric
electrochemistry
electrochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The science of the chemistry associated with the flow of electricity, especially at the surface of an electrode.
electrodynamical
electrodynamical
adj
electrodynamic
eleemosynariness
eleemosynariness
noun
The quality of being eleemosynary.
endotheliomyxoma
epidermophytosis
eudemonistically
gastrotympanites
goniocraniometry
gynomonoeciously
haemocytoblastic
hematocrystallin
hematocrystallin
noun
(biology, archaic) hemoglobin
hemihyperidrosis
hemihypoesthesia
hemilaryngectomy
hemilaryngectomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of the anterior of the larynx, typically together with underlying thyroid cartilage
hemoglobinopathy
hemoglobinopathy
noun
(American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin
hemophagocytosis
hemophagocytosis
noun
(medicine) phagocytosis of blood cells
hemorrhoidectomy
hemorrhoidectomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical removal of hemorrhoids
hernioenterotomy
homeocrystalline
homoanisaldehyde
homoeopathically
homoeopathically
adv
Alternative form of homeopathically
homoscedasticity
homoscedasticity
noun
(statistics) A property of a set of random variables such that each variable has the same finite variance.
hydroatmospheric
hydromeningocele
hydropericardium
hydropericardium
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of serous fluid in the pericardium
hydropneumatosis
hyperalbuminosis
hyperalbuminosis
noun
Severe albuminosis
hyperdimensional
hyperdimensional
adj
Of or pertaining to a system having more dimensions than naturally observed in our universe.
hyperemotionally
hyperemotionally
adv
In a hyperemotional manner.
hyperemotiveness
hyperendocrinism
hypergeometrical
hypergeometrical
adj
hypergeometric
hypermakroskelic
hypermetamorphic
hypermetamorphic
adj
Of or relating to hypermetamorphism.
hyperoxymuriatic
hyperoxymuriatic
adj
(obsolete, chemistry) perchloric
hyperromanticism
hypervitaminosis
hypervitaminosis
noun
Any medical condition resulting from excessive intake of vitamins.
hypoalimentation
hypoalimentation
noun
A nutrition disorder associated with nourishment that is inadequate.
hypodermatically
hypodermatically
adv
hypodermically
hypokeimenometry
hypophysectomies
hypophysectomies
noun
plural of hypophysectomy
hypophysectomize
hypophysectomize
verb
(transitive) To perform hypophysectomy on.
hypsobathymetric
hysterectomizing
hysterectomizing
verb
present participle of hysterectomize
ichthyopterygium
ichthyopterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes.
immunochemically
immunochemically
adv
In an immunochemical way.
immunohematology
immunohematology
noun
(medicine) The study of the relationships between disorders of the blood and the immune system
immunoreactivity
immunoreactivity
noun
A measure of the immune reaction caused by an antigen.
improvidentially
improvidentially
adv
improvidently
incommensurately
incommensurately
adv
In an incommensurate manner; in a manner not in proportion with something else.
incompletability
incomprehensibly
incomprehensibly
adv
In an incomprehensible manner.
intermolecularly
intermolecularly
adv
In an intermolecular manner; between molecules
intramolecularly
intramolecularly
adv
Within a molecule.
karyosystematics
karyosystematics
noun
The systematics of karyotypes
laryngectomizing
laryngectomizing
verb
present participle of laryngectomize
lienomyelogenous
lymphangiectodes
macrocrystalline
macrocrystalline
adj
(geology) Having crystals that are visible without the use of magnification
magnetochemistry
magnetochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The branch of chemistry that studies the effect of a magnetic field on atomic or molecular structures.
magnetooptically
malacopterygious
malacopterygious
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Malacopterygii, an obsolete order of fish.
mechanicotherapy
mechanochemistry
mechanochemistry
noun
(chemistry) The direct manipulation of individual molecules using an atomic force microscope.
(chemistry) The reaction of substances, in the absence of a solvent, effected by grinding solid reactants.
medicopsychology
megalomaniacally
megalomaniacally
adv
In a megalomaniacal manner.
melodramatically
melodramatically
adv
In a melodramatic manner.
meningomyelocele
meningomyelocele
noun
(medicine) A congenital defect of the central nervous system of infants in which membranes and the spinal cord protrude through an opening or defect in the vertebral column.
metabolizability
metabolizability
noun
The ability to metabolize or to be metabolized
metempsychosical
meteorologically
meteorologically
adv
In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
methodologically
methodologically
adv
(domain) From the perspective of methodology.
In a methodological manner.
metropolitically
metropolitically
adv
In one's capacity as a metropolitan bishop.
microcolorimetry
microcolorimetry
noun
colorimetry by means of a microcolorimeter
microcrystalline
microcrystalline
adj
Composed of microscopic crystals
microgametophyte
microgametophyte
noun
(biology) A male gametophyte
(biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore
microhymenoptera
micrometeorology
micrometeorology
noun
The portion of meteorology dealing with the observation and explanation of smallscale weather and weather forecasting for a local area up to several kilometers in diameter.
micropetrography
micropetrography
noun
(geology) microscopic petrography
micropterygoidea
microseismometry
microseismometry
noun
The measurement of microseisms.
mimeographically
mimeographically
adv
By means of mimeography.
misadventurously
misadventurously
adv
In a misadventurous manner.
misappropriately
misappropriately
adv
(archaic) inappropriately
molybdodyspepsia
monotheistically
monotheistically
adv
In a monotheistic manner.
morphometrically
morphometrically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, morphometrics.
mycobacteriaceae
myelographically
myelomeningocele
myelomeningocele
noun
(pathology) A form of spina bifida characterized by protrusion of the spinal meninges.
myelosuppression
myelosuppression
noun
(medicine) A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells